Top 28 Fantasy Movies Must-Watch Released in 1996

Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor. Explore Mars Attacks! / IMDB / YouTube

In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan. Info on Space Jam / IMDB / YouTube

A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress. Details on Matilda / IMDB / YouTube

Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love. See more about The Nutty Professor / IMDB / YouTube

A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them. Details on The Craft / IMDB / YouTube

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world. Read about Dead Man / IMDB / YouTube

The last dragon and a disillusioned dragon-slaying knight must unite to stop an evil king, who was granted partial immortality. More about DragonHeart / IMDB / YouTube

After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead. More about The Frighteners / IMDB / YouTube

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis. Explore Phenomenon / IMDB / YouTube

An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City. Find out about James and the Giant Peach / IMDB / YouTube

Because of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homeschooled. More about Jack / IMDB / YouTube

Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise. Read about Michael / IMDB / YouTube

A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century. Get info on The Visitors / IMDB / YouTube

The King of Thieves disrupts Aladdin and Jasmine's long-anticipated wedding, looking for an oracle that will lead him to an even bigger treasure. His true identity causes trouble for Aladdin. Read about Aladdin and the King of Thieves / IMDB / YouTube

The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power. Info on The Phantom / IMDB / YouTube

A man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do is offered the opportunity to have himself duplicated. Get info on Multiplicity / IMDB / YouTube

An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. Learn about Thinner / IMDB / YouTube

A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests. Learn about Kazaam / IMDB / YouTube

The spirit of the Crow resurrects a car mechanic seeking revenge for the murder of his son. See more about The Crow: City of Angels / IMDB / YouTube

Mike Nelson and his robot companions watch and give their comments about This Island Earth (1955). Look into Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie / IMDB / YouTube

The Crypt Keeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello. Find out about Bordello of Blood / IMDB / YouTube

A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches. See more about Joe's Apartment / IMDB / YouTube

An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family. Read about The Preacher's Wife / IMDB / YouTube

A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia. Get info on The NeverEnding Story III / IMDB / YouTube

A crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down. Check out Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie / IMDB / YouTube

The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humbled, he sets out to reclaim his title. More about The God of Cookery / IMDB / YouTube

A young girl wishes to switch places with her popular older sister, and they awaken to find the wish has come true. Read about Wish Upon a Star / IMDB / YouTube

Sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, Sabrina Sawyer discovers on her 16th birthday that she's a witch. Explore Sabrina the Teenage Witch / IMDB / YouTube